Caught Red Handed

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Different LanguagesWhile playing with Google Translate, I discovered that most languages have some form of parallel idiom to mine. Some don't mean the exact same, but some do.Works Cited"Caught Red Handed." Google Translate. N.p. n.d. Web.<translate.google.com/>Martin, Gary. "Caught Red Handed." The Phrase Finder.N.p. 1996. Web. <www.phrases.org.uk/>Literal TranslationThe phrase "Caught Red Handed" is misleading. It sounds like you are being caught with red hands, like the guy in the picture to the right. However, this is not the actual meaning of the phrase.Inferred MeaningThe Inferred Meaning of the phrase "Caught Red Handed" is that you have caught someone or something committing a misdemeanor, or something that they shouldn't have been doing, while all of the evidence is right next to them.MeaningThe meaning of this phrase is to catch someone doing something that they shouldn't have, with the evidence in plain sight.OriginThe Origin of this phrase is very straightforward, with almost no mythsinvolved. It is linked to having your hands red with blood after a murder or a poaching session. An earlier form of caught red-handed was taken red-hand, appearing in the Scottish Acts of Parliament of James I, from 1432. The only myth relatedto this idiom is that of the Irish Kingdom of Ulster.ChineseThe Chinese translation of the phrase "Caught Red-Handed" is: Zhuā hóng shǒu.

After quite a while of looking, I found aphrase meaning "Caught in the Act".It is: Coger a alguien in fraganti.ItalianThe Italian translation of the phrase "Caught Red-Handed" is: Catturati consegnato rosso.

However they do have a phrase that is supposed to mean "Caught in the Act", which is: Preso in flagrante.Who Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe brought the term into widespread use.When The phrase came into common use in 1819, thanks to Sir Walter Scott.WhyThe reason why the term "Caught Red-Handed" was coined was to allow Scottish Sheriffs to proceed with an arrest without a trial, provided that there wassufficient evidence to instigate the arrest.Caught Red HandedEnd of Slide Show, Click to ExitMy brother was caught red handed when he snuck downstairs for a piece of candy, but instead found our dad.By: Bryce Kaese